Effects of feeder design and pelleting on growth performance and water use in finishing pigs (1995)

Authors

M M. Rantanen
Robert H. Hines
I H. Kim
Joe D. Hancock

Keywords

Swine day, 1995; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 96-140-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 746; Swine; Finishing pigs; Feeders; Pellet

Abstract

Pigs fed from wet-dry feeders had 4% greater ADG with 50% less water usage than those consuming feed from dry feeders. Pelleting diets improved F/G by 4% compared to meal diets. However, the benefits of pelleting were primarily when a dry feeder was used, with little evidence to support use of both pelleting and wet/dry feeders for finishing pigs.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 16, 1995

Recommended Citation

Rantanen, M M.; Hines, Robert H.; Kim, I H.; and Hancock, Joe D. (1995) "Effects of feeder design and pelleting on growth performance and water use in finishing pigs (1995)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6456